Last week our director of cyber security and countermeasures, Gurpreet Thathy was on an overseas task for a client. The job went well and the client was happy with the findings recommendations made during the security audit. The client put the team up at their own hotel and whilst it was a lovely hotel, Gurpreet noticed that …
Yesterday, I had a meeting with Simon P. Wagstaff BEM who is the CEO of the ASA Group. The ASA Group provide similar services to VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED, but concentrate in Asia. It’s great to meet new people, network and chat about potential linked operations. Simon, great to meet you and I hope your flight home today is easy …
This week has and remains busy with a variety of tasks being conducted by the team. Although Client taskings will always take priority, here at VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED we are keen advocates of ensuring we stay on top of our skills and have a robust training regime in place which allows our team to brush up on …
n a recent Quantum Group social event Gurpreet Thathy represented VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED and joined the rest of the group in a spot of bowling at the All Star Lanes, Westfield White City. Whilst it was a relaxed and fun evening, as soon as our Director of Cyber Security and Electronic Counter Measures threw the first bowl, his competitive edge came …
On April 30th (Wednesday) 1980 (42 years ago tomorrow), a group of 6 armed terrorists took over the Iranian Embassy in London (16 Princes Gate, just across from Hyde Park) and took the diplomatic staff and several bystanders hostage including a police office, PC Trevor Lock. Their intrusion triggered an ordeal that would end with …
Short Message Service (SMS) was not designed as a method for transmitting secure/sensitive messages. Sending digital messages will always open you to a certain amount of risk, but that doesn’t mean you should throw caution to the wind or reject technology altogether. Know your privacy and security priorities, use the best messaging services available and …
Now that we are coming back to some sort of normality, the VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED teams have been busy with various client engagements. We have seen an increase in work whether it is an investigation, TSCMi or Cyber security consultancy. We believe having all these services in house provide our clients with peace of mind and a …
In my opinion, London in the sunshine can’t be beaten! This morning, here at VALKYRIE (GB) LIMITED, our surveillance team are on an operation in this glorious city. One of the team took some delightful photographs early morning. Not only do we have an excellent surveillance team, we also provide services in Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM), or …
We previously posted in January about general travel security. With the UK no longer being part of the EU and travel restrictions easing globally, it seems like a good time for a reminder about preparing to travel overseas, and what to do if you are ill or injured abroad. Prior to travel: The requirements for travel …
Increased cyber and eavesdropping threats to Yachts and Superyachts Recent industry reporting indicates the Cyber and eavesdropping threats to yachts have increased since COVID. How many different networks are on board your yacht? Are they isolated to stop any access from the guest Wi-Fi to a sensitive network such as the CCTV or navigation? How …